#7C9999

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #7C9999

The hex code #7C9999 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Its closest recognized web color is Cadetblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 124 red, 153 green, and 153 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C9999
RGB124, 153, 153
HSL180.0°, 12.4%, 54.3%
CMYK19%, 0%, 0%, 40%
HSV180.0°, 19.0%, 60.0%
LAB61.1, -10.1, -3.4
XYZ25.5, 29.4, 34.5
Decimal8165785

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.87:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C9999; }
.text-color { color: #7C9999; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C9999; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0